St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-14
TWO NATIONS INVOLVED.
Sir Charles Topper, in st. Paul, Talks
Of the Great Question.
1T WILL BE WELL ADJUSTED,
The Statesman Says Both Nations Will
~ a Come Out of the Trouble
'an Honorably.

p Eve have adjourned our deliberations
: OF the fisheries question until the 4th of
,January, 1885," said Sir Charles Upper,
Top Ottawa, as he sat i'll his parlor at the
Ryan yesterday afternoon, ''when we
will reassemble at Washington and con-
tinue in session, [ hope, until a salts
fIetOry solution of the problem is
Eeaehed. 1t was agreed by the commits
9SfonerS that the nature of our discus
SI0ns should be kept secret, and hence |
am not at liberty to divulge anything
that has TRANSFERRED since we came to-
gether. But l will say this much, that
there is good prospect of the repre-
Sentatives Of the greatest English speak
ing nations of the earth reaching con-
cluSiOn that will be emInently salts
. factory and honorable to both govern
ments. Otherwise, we should not have
adjourned to the date mentioned. but
would have concluded our labors and
reported that we could not agree.
During m. ~ at Washington l was
brought III contact with number of
senators and representatives of both
political parties from all parts of the
United States, and | found all of them
favOrably disposed toward the commits
sion and its objects, and my
impression is that treaty can
be agreed upon which will meet
with the approval of congress and her
majeSty'S government, and settle for all
time to come the controversy at present
existing between Canada and the United
States. There is no good reason why
amicable relations should not exist be-
tween the two countries, and any efforts
in this direction will be met halfway by
those intrusted with the interests of the
Dominion. Among public men and
those who appreciate the progress OF
the nineteenth century there is a strong
disposition to bring about a better state
of affairs. and this feeling is nowhere
more pronounced than at Washington.
Shortly before the last presidential elec
ton. visited your capital and had a
conference with the late Secretary FIRE.
llnghuySen. who was as anxious as my
self to encourage more
HARMONIOUS RELATIONS
between the Canadian and United
States governments on this question,
and the new administration has eyinced
an equally praisewOrthy disposition,
from which augur beneficial results
III the future
The gentlemen selected to represent
the United States i'll this matter are
and any agreement we may reach will
be upon an honorable and equitable
basis.
The subject will be thoroughly eX-
hauSted before we conclude our laborS.
and the fisheries will 30 longer be 4
bone of contention between the two
countries if the recommendations of the
commission have any weight 1t would
be nanifeStly improper for me to even
outline the nature of these conclusions.
bit our course has been practically laid
out. and that is as much as | can tell the
public at present. | have no fear that
oar labOrS will be for naught, despite
talk to the contrary, for we recognize
tie fact that we are endeavOring to
bring about state of affairs that should
be encouraged by eQuitably disposed
English speaking people.
Sir Charles Topper is an agreeable
talker. and personally is stOcky-buiit,
Yell-preServed gentleman about sixty
years of age, and dn facial appearance
suggests England's eX-premier, HOn.W.
E. Gladstone.
His object i'll visiting the Northwest
etthis time is fer the pHrpGseof going
20 Winnipeg to reiOin his wife and con-
duct her to Ottawa before returning to
Washington after the holidays. 1T has
been stated" he continued, THAT l was
going to make All investigation into the
subject of the proposed Red River rail-
road, but nothing is further from my III
tentiOn. As a matter of fact, | have not
had time to fully post myself as to the
status of this matter, so intent have |
been on the fisheries problem